I got a new car it's a Honda Jazz automatic I had a Peugeot 206 which lasted me 3 years but it became such a pain due to automatic gear box going dicky and it would flash and then I would have to pull up and restart the car for ages so when hubby got a bonus and said I could get a new car of course I had to say YES.
Because I never dare drive my last car very far then I have to regain my confidence in driving.
today I had a drive and it was really busy traffic but it was great and I also have a nice cd radio now I did not have a working one in my old car.
Friday, 28 January 2011
Thursday, 27 January 2011
The basket method
I got this suggestion for a Yahoo Group I am in called Clutter Help
"Fill the Basket, Empty the Basket" strategy.
Here is what you do:
1) Pick a spot in the room in a size you think you could manage. 1ft by 1ft
for example, or 1 box, or tthe desks surface, or 1 drawer.
2) Pick up everything from that spot and put it in the basket so that the
spot is completely empty
3) Go into a different room or even the garden if you have to and put the
basket down.
4) Pick 1 item out of the basket and really look at it. Then ask the following questions:
1) Is it rubbish?
Yes - walk to the bin and throw it in the trash right now.
No - Go to step 2
2) Do I need it?
No - Go to Step 3
Yes - Go to Step 4
3) Can it be given away / donated?
Yes - Get an empty plastic grocery bag, but the item in it and write the
person's name or place it is going to on the back.
No - Throw it in the trash right now.
4) Does this item fit into my ideal home?
Yes - Take it to the place it will go in your ideal home and put it there.
Even if the area is a mess, this is where that item belongs from now on.
No - Go to Step 3
Repeat the process for every item in the basket. Then go and get another
basket. Try to do 1 new basket a day. Every day go to that area you have
cleaned and do a quick tidy of that area using the basket method.
"Fill the Basket, Empty the Basket" strategy.
Here is what you do:
1) Pick a spot in the room in a size you think you could manage. 1ft by 1ft
for example, or 1 box, or tthe desks surface, or 1 drawer.
2) Pick up everything from that spot and put it in the basket so that the
spot is completely empty
3) Go into a different room or even the garden if you have to and put the
basket down.
4) Pick 1 item out of the basket and really look at it. Then ask the following questions:
1) Is it rubbish?
Yes - walk to the bin and throw it in the trash right now.
No - Go to step 2
2) Do I need it?
No - Go to Step 3
Yes - Go to Step 4
3) Can it be given away / donated?
Yes - Get an empty plastic grocery bag, but the item in it and write the
person's name or place it is going to on the back.
No - Throw it in the trash right now.
4) Does this item fit into my ideal home?
Yes - Take it to the place it will go in your ideal home and put it there.
Even if the area is a mess, this is where that item belongs from now on.
No - Go to Step 3
Repeat the process for every item in the basket. Then go and get another
basket. Try to do 1 new basket a day. Every day go to that area you have
cleaned and do a quick tidy of that area using the basket method.
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